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Organisation profile
Á Søgu- og samfelagsdeildini fer gransking og útbúgving fram á hesum høvuðsøkjum: Samfelagsvísindi, stjórnmálafrøði, søgufrøði, løgfrøði, búskaparfrøði, kirkjusøgu og leiðslu.
Á deildini verður eisini samstarvað við aðrar granskingar- og undirvísingarstovnar og vísindafólk – bæði í og uttan fyri Føroyar. Deildin bjóðar út fleiri útbúgvingar á bachelor- og masterstigi. Tilsamans eru umleið 200 bachelor- og masterlesandi á deildini. Harumframt eru vanliga 4-5 ph.d.-lesandi á deildini.
Søgu- og samfelagsdeildin heldur til í Jónas Broncks gøtu 25 í Havn. Umleið 30 fólk starvast fast á deildini, meðan onnur eru leysari knýtt at deildini.
The Faculty of History and Social Sciences (HSS) of the University of the Faroe Islands is located in a building in Jónas Broncksgøta 25, central Torshavn.
HSS offers ten study programmes at bachelor and master levels. It is the centre of research in a wide range of disciplines and areas, most of which is focused on questions related to the Faroese society. Among its full-time research staff, HSS has two full professors and five associate professors. Research activities affiliated to HSS are mainly within these areas: histories of the Faroe Islands, culture(s) of the Faroe Islands, the legal system of the Faroe Islands, the political institutions and system of governance in the Faroe Islands, and the economic and financial processes in the Faroe Islands. The team of researchers at HSS represent a variety of different disciplines: economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, theology, law, human ecology, etc.
The researchers at the faculty participate in many international networks and projects, especially in Nordic, Arctic, and island community contexts. Research on sustainable societal development is also a focus area at the faculty. At HSS, researchers are engaged with projects analysing cultural, economic, political, and social transitions in the Faroese society in the 21st century. Many researchers at HSS have close project collaboration with the industry and other private and public agencies. The faculty represents state of the art interdisciplinary scientific projects examining the Faroese society in relation to some of its special characteristics: a coastal, maritime, fishing, small-scale society with a history connecting it to the Nordic countries. The faculty aims to enhance strategic research of the highest international standards for the development of a sustainable society based on local knowledge and resources in a globalising world.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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A Nordic-Baltic framework for sustainable food systems
Gaiani, D. S. (PI), Olsen, E. S. (CoPI), Veyhe, A. S. (CoPI), Nielsen, D. (CoPI), Vittersø, D. G. (CoPI), Gjerris, M. (CoPI), Kuraj, S. (CoPI), Alasentie, I. (CoPI), Jarkko, N. (CoPI), Katriina, H. (CoPI), Prabakaran, N. (CoPI), Bergman Lodin, J. (CoPI), Alarcón Ferrari, C. (CoPI), Kekkonen, A. (CoPI) & Gamdrup Jensen, A. (CoPI)
1/05/24 → 1/05/26
Project: Research
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GIF: Gendered Island Futures - Generational Perspectives on Motherhood and Change in the Faroe Islands
Schneidermann, N. (PI), Gaini, F. (PI), Djurhuus, J. (CoPI) & Hermannsdóttir, T. (CoPI)
1/08/23 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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0528 Resilience and State Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Faroe Islands - an in-depth Examination of Crisis Management and Organizing in the Local Government Sector
Olavson, R. (PI), Justinussen, J. C. S. (PI), í Jákupsstovu, B. (PI) & Holm, D. (PI)
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Arctic cruise tourism and social license to operate: exploring social acceptance and trust in cruise tourism
Ólavsdóttir, R., Bogadóttir, R., Karkut, J., Welling, J. T., Tuulentie, S., Edvardsdóttir, A. G., Vang, E. P. & Karlsdóttir, A., 18 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Land Use Science. 19, 1, p. 170-185 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arvurin eftir Guðruna Sjúrðardóttur og rættarstøðan í Føroyum 1403-1407: The Legacy of Gudrun Sigurdardottir and the Legal Situation in the Faroe Islands 1403-1407
Mortensen, A., 13 Mar 2024, In: Fróðskaparrit - Faroese Scientific Journal. 70. bók , p. 19-35 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arvurin eftir húsfrúnna í Húsavík
Mortensen, A., 2024, In: Frøði. 2024, 1, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Activities
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‘There is no connection that can plug me into this system’: Citizenship as non-participation and voicelessness
Hayfield, E. A. (Speaker)
25 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Matpolitisk rák og tað grøna matskiftið
Olsen, E. S. (Speaker)
28 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Student theses
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Essays on Strategic Management of Shared Fish Stocks Applied to the Pelagic Complex in the North East Atlantic
Ellefsen, H. (Author), Grønbæk, L. (Supervisor), 14 May 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Inclusion in the Faroese public school: From political vision to practice in tension between general education and special needs education
Poulsen, F. (Author), Hedegaard-Sørensen, L. (Supervisor), Baltzer, K. (Supervisor) & Hayfield, E. A. (Supervisor), 4 Dec 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Inklusjón í føroyska fólkaskúlanum: Frá politiskari visjón til virkni í einum spenni millum almenna námsfrøði og sernámsfrøði
Poulsen, F. (Author), Hedegaard-Sørensen, L. (Supervisor), Hayfield, E. A. (Supervisor) & Baltzer, K. (Supervisor), 25 Sept 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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